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December 14, 1998
The University Record, December 14, 1998 Space shuttle carries students’ microgravity experiment By Janet Harvey-Clark College of Engineering When Space Shuttle Endeavour blasted off from Kennedy Space Center earlier this month, its payload included an experiment designed and built by U-M students. Endeavour’s main mission is to begin construction of an International Space Station that…
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December 14, 1998
The University Record, December 14, 1998 President clarifies Flint chancellor search process Editor’s Note: The following letter was sent to U-M-Flint faculty, students and staff last week by President Lee C. Bollinger, clarifying the search process for a new chancellor. On Oct. 21, Search Advisory Committee Chair Carolyn Gillespie announced five candidates for the position.…
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December 14, 1998
The University Record, December 14, 1998 Police Beat By Rebecca A. Doyle Report goes to prosecutor The Department of Public Safety (DPS) forwarded its report on the death of student Courtney Cantor to the Washtenaw County prosecutor for review Dec. 7. The case is considered open and the police report will not be released until…
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December 14, 1998
The University Record, December 14, 1998 Snap shots You can always drop us a line:
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December 14, 1998
The University Record, December 14, 1998 Why academic medical centers cost more By Sally Pobojewski Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of three articles describing how the Health System has been affected by fundamental changes taking place in the U.S. health care industry over the past decade. Last week’s article focused on…
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December 14, 1998
The University Record, December 14, 1998 Life after M-Pathways: A structure takes shape By Gretchen Weir M-Pathways The question Who is responsible for overseeing M-Pathways systems after they are in operation? Now that several M-Pathways systems—Space Management, Financials (General Ledger and Procurement), and the first part of Student Administration (Student Recruiting/Admissions)—are in place, this question…
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December 14, 1998
The University Record, December 14, 1998 Assembly Roundup By Jane R. Elgass Senate Assembly will likely host a public forum on the issue of divestment of tobacco stocks at its April meeting, based on discussion at the Dec. 7 meeting of the group. William Ensminger, chair of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, indicated…
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December 7, 1998
The University Record, December 7, 1998 Health System copes with managed care cost squeeze Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of three articles describing how the U-M Health System has been affected by fundamental changes taking place in the U.S. health care insdustry over the past decade. This first article focuses on…
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December 7, 1998
The University Record, December 7, 1998 President, provost talk with faculty women By Jane R. Elgass Approximately 80 women faculty attended a “Dialogue with Faculty Women” Dec. 3 in the Pendleton Room, Michigan Union, that was hosted by President Lee C. Bollinger and Provost Nancy Cantor. Among the issues raised by those in the audience…
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December 7, 1998
The University Record, December 7, 1998 Best affirmative action defense is need for diverse environment By Jane R. Elgass Use of race or national origin as a screening tool is subject to strict scrutiny and must meet one of two tests—compelling government interest or remedying past discrimination—to be considered legal, according to Jonathan Alger, legal…
